''The Crimson Dove'' is a 1917 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Romaine Fielding Romaine Fielding (born William Grant Blandin; May 22, 1867 – December 15, 1927) was an American actor, screenwriter, and silent film director known for his dramatic westerns. He was also known as Royal A. Blandin. Early life and stage career ...

and starring

Carlyle Blackwell Carlyle Blackwell (January 20, 1884 – June 17, 1955) was an American silent film actor, director and producer. Early years Blackwell was born in Troy, Pennsylvania. He studied at Cornell University before J. Stewart Blackton discovered him an ...

, June Elvidge and

Marie La Varre Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in T ...

.Beauchamp p.444

Cast

as Brand Cameron * June Elvidge as Adrienne Durant *

as Faro Kate * Henry West as Jim Carewe *

Edward Hoyt Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

as Jonathan Gregg *

Dion Titheradge Dion Titheradge (30 March 1889 – 16 November 1934) was an Australian-born actor and writer of revues, plays and screenplays. Early life Dion Titheradge was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1889, son of the actor George Sutton Titheradge. He was ...

as Philip Burbank *

Maxine Elliott Hicks Maxine Elliott Hicks (October 5, 1904 – January 10, 2000) was an American actress. Life and career Maxine Elliott Hicks was born in Denver, Colorado to George W. and Margaret Hicks. She began acting on the stage from the age of 5. As Maxine ...

as Minnie Zugg * Louis R. Grisel as Joseph Burbank *

Norman Hackett Norman Honore Hackett (September 7, 1874 – February 12, 1958) was a prominent Canadian-born American stage actor of the early 1900s.Yonkers, N.Y. Herald-Statesman, Feb. 13, 1959 He was particularly noted for his Shakespearean roles. After he r ...

as Half-witted Son *

George Cowl George Cowl (1878–1942) was a British film actor active in the United States.Solomon p.300 He also directed four films during the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Dan'' (1914) * ''The Rack'' (1916) * '' The Closed Road'' (1916) * '' The B ...

as Dr. Stewart * Charles Hartley as Cameron's Old Servant * Mildred Beckwith as Nevada * Julia Stuart as Widow Oatmeal * George S. Trimble as Durant * Blanche Davenport as Mrs. Lundy *

Charles Sadlek Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

as Dan Pollard

References

Bibliography

* Cari Beauchamp. ''Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood''. University of California Press, 1998.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Romaine Fielding American black-and-white films World Film Company films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub